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>>>finally tonight, americans can thank
detroit
for a lot. the city was the economic engine of our country and the
war effort
before
hard times
came to town. but because
detroit
is good at making things, that's exactly the opportunity some new businesses see now. our report tonight from nbc's
john yang
.

>> reporter: a ping-pong table,
bean bag chairs
, screens full of
computer code
. it looks like
silicon valley
, but it's the
motor city
. start-ups as old as the model "t."

>>in the two years we've been doing it, it's been incredible.

>> reporter: nathan and jay grew up in the
detroit
suburb.

>>four independent professionals.

>> reporter: last fall they moved their website, stick.com, from
san francisco
, seeing better opportunities for growth.

>>a ton of talent here. there's not a lot of web companies like us competing for their services.

>> reporter: entrepreneurs are also applying new technology to the city's mainstay industry, like the
electric car
, a company called
detroit electric
, hopes to begin making it in
detroit
this summer. this city has a rich history of quality manufacturing and design, and these days it's not just automakers who are boasting that their product is made in
detroit
. in the building where gm engineers designed the first corvette, a new company with an old name. in the
1940s
, shinola was a
shoe polish
. now it's high-end bikes and wristwatches.

>>we're making the movements here, and we call that the engine of the watch, and what better city to make engines than
detroit
.

>> reporter: they could help remake
detroit
's economy. they're already remaking the lives of workers. shinola's advertising campaign features willie holley who was once a
security guard
in the building. now he's the
assembly line
leader.

>>it means that i can actually, like, explore the option of, like, having a family, you know, supporting them.

>> reporter: five years ago
assembly line
worker lekishka lost her job to automation.

>>i don't think machines can do what we do. i mean, it takes -- a machine don't have passion.

>> reporter: a passion to do the painstaking work of building watches and rebuilding a city.
john yang
, nbc news,
detroit
.